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Sir Hamish Macleod
KBE JP
Sir Hamish Macleod KBE JP
Secretary for the Treasury
	In office; 1989–1991
Succeeded by	Yeung Kai-yin
Financial Secretary of Hong Kong
	In office; August 1991 – August 1995
Preceded by	Piers Jacobs
Succeeded by	Donald Tsang
Personal details
Born	1940 (age 83–84); Midlothian, Scotland

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Sir Nathaniel William Hamish Macleod KBE JP (Chinese: 麥高樂; born 1940) was a Scottish civil servant in Hong Kong. MacLeod was the last Financial Secretary of Hong Kong with British descent.

Early life

In 1940, Macleod was born in Midlothian, Scotland.

Career

Macleod was Financial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1991 to 1995. Macleod also was the Secretary for Trade and Industry of Hong Kong from 1987 to 1989 and the Secretary for the Treasury of Hong Kong from 1989 to 1991.

In 1991, Macleod was appointed as Financial Secretary of Hong Kong. Macleod succeeded Piers Jacobs. In August 1995, at age 55, MacLeod retired as Financial Secretary of Hong Kong.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In 2003, Macleod was director and Chairman of JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust PLC.^[4]

Personal life

In 1997, Macleod returned to the United Kingdom after the Hong Kong handover.^[5]

References

^ "Sir Prudent aims to bow out from Hong Kong in canny Scots manner". heraldscotland.com. 29 August 1995. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
^ Laurence Zuckerman (5 November 1991). "Hong Kong Pressed on Prices: Analysts Expect Only Minor Measures Against Inflation". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
^ Yeung, Chris (2 September 1995). "Sir Hamish bids adieu, proud of his prudence". scmp.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
^ "NATHANIEL WILLIAM HAMISH MACLEOD - MIDLOTHIAN - CIVIL SERVANT (RETIRED)". checkcompany.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
^ Gittings, Danny (10 April 1994). "Charmed life down the rung". scmp.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by Eric Ho	Secretary for Trade and Industry 1987 – 1989	Succeeded by John Chan
Preceded by John Francis Yaxley	Deputy Financial Secretary March 1989	Succeeded by Himself as Secretary for the Treasury
Preceded by Himself as Deputy Financial Secretary	Secretary for the Treasury 1989 – 1991	Succeeded by Yeung Kai-yin
Preceded by Sir Piers Jacobs	Financial Secretary of Hong Kong 1991 – 1995	Succeeded by Donald Tsang

[1] "Sir Prudent aims to bow out from Hong Kong in canny Scots manner". heraldscotland.com. 29 August 1995. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

[2] Laurence Zuckerman (5 November 1991). "Hong Kong Pressed on Prices: Analysts Expect Only Minor Measures Against Inflation". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2010.

[3] Yeung, Chris (2 September 1995). "Sir Hamish bids adieu, proud of his prudence". scmp.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

[4] "NATHANIEL WILLIAM HAMISH MACLEOD - MIDLOTHIAN - CIVIL SERVANT (RETIRED)". checkcompany.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

[5] Gittings, Danny (10 April 1994). "Charmed life down the rung". scmp.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

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-'''Sir Nathaniel William Hamish Macleod''' {{Post-nominals|country=UK|KBE|JP}} ({{zh|t=麥高樂}}) was a Scottish civil servant in Hong Kong. MacLeod was the last [[Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)|Financial Secretary of Hong Kong]] with British descent.
+'''Sir Nathaniel William Hamish Macleod''' {{Post-nominals|country=UK|KBE|JP}} ({{zh|t=麥高樂}}; born 1940) was a Scottish civil servant in Hong Kong. MacLeod was the last [[Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)|Financial Secretary of Hong Kong]] with British descent.
 == Early life ==
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 Macleod was [[Financial Secretary of Hong Kong]] from 1991 to 1995. Macleod also was the [[Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology|Secretary for Trade and Industry]] of Hong Kong from 1987 to 1989 and the [[Secretary for the Treasury (Hong Kong)|Secretary for the Treasury]] of Hong Kong from 1989 to 1991.
-In 1991, Macleod was appointed as [[Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)|Financial Secretary of Hong Kong]]. Macleod succeeded [[Piers Jacobs]]. In August 1995, at age 55, MacLeod retired as [[Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)|Financial Secretary of Hong Kong]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/05/business/worldbusiness/05iht-hkfl.html?pagewanted=1 |title=Hong Kong Pressed on Prices: Analysts Expect Only Minor Measures Against Inflation |date=November 5, 1991 |author=Laurence Zuckerman |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=23 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208222518/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/05/business/worldbusiness/05iht-hkfl.html?pagewanted=1 |archive-date=December 8, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |URL=https://amp.scmp.com/article/129894/sir-hamish-bids-adieu-proud-his-prudence |title=Sir Hamish bids adieu, proud of his prudence |website=scmp.com |first=Chris |last=Yeung |date=September 2, 1995 |accessdate=April 9, 2020}}</ref>
+In 1991, Macleod was appointed as [[Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)|Financial Secretary of Hong Kong]]. Macleod succeeded [[Piers Jacobs]]. In August 1995, at age 55, MacLeod retired as [[Financial Secretary (Hong Kong)|Financial Secretary of Hong Kong]].<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12088885.sir-prudent-aims-to-bow-out-from-hong-kong-in-canny-scots-manner/ |title=Sir Prudent aims to bow out from Hong Kong in canny Scots manner |website=heraldscotland.com |date=August 29, 1995 |accessdate=April 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/05/business/worldbusiness/05iht-hkfl.html?pagewanted=1 |title=Hong Kong Pressed on Prices: Analysts Expect Only Minor Measures Against Inflation |date=November 5, 1991 |author=Laurence Zuckerman |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=23 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208222518/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/05/business/worldbusiness/05iht-hkfl.html?pagewanted=1 |archive-date=December 8, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |URL=https://amp.scmp.com/article/129894/sir-hamish-bids-adieu-proud-his-prudence |title=Sir Hamish bids adieu, proud of his prudence |website=scmp.com |first=Chris |last=Yeung |date=September 2, 1995 |accessdate=April 9, 2020}}</ref>
-<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12088885.sir-prudent-aims-to-bow-out-from-hong-kong-in-canny-scots-manner/ |title=Sir Prudent aims to bow out from Hong Kong in canny Scots manner |website=heraldscotland.com |date=August 29, 1995 |accessdate=April 9, 2020}}</ref>
-In 2003 Macleod was director and Chairman of [[JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust]] PLC.<ref>{{cite web |URL=http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/director/3537458/SIR-NATHANIEL-WILLIAM-HAMISH-MACLEOD |title=NATHANIEL WILLIAM HAMISH MACLEOD - MIDLOTHIAN - CIVIL SERVANT (RETIRED) |website=checkcompany.co.uk |accessdate=April 9, 2020}}</ref>
+In 2003, Macleod was director and Chairman of [[JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust]] PLC.<ref>{{cite web |URL=http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/director/3537458/SIR-NATHANIEL-WILLIAM-HAMISH-MACLEOD |title=NATHANIEL WILLIAM HAMISH MACLEOD - MIDLOTHIAN - CIVIL SERVANT (RETIRED) |website=checkcompany.co.uk |accessdate=April 9, 2020}}</ref>
 == Personal life ==
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 [[Category:Government officials of Hong Kong]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Financial Secretaries of Hong Kong]]
+[[Category:Financial secretaries of Hong Kong]]
 [[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire]]
 [[Category:HK LegCo Members 1988–1991]]
 [[Category:HK LegCo Members 1991–1995]]
 [[Category:People from British Hong Kong]]
+[[Category:Hong Kong justices of the peace]]

v t e Financial Secretary of Hong Kong
Financial Secretary: Paul Chan
Subordinate departments	Office of the Government Economist Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Previous office holders *	Martin Mercer Ricnaecker Forth C. C. Smith Russell Lister Mitchell-Innes T. S. Smith Thomson Messer Taylor Caine Butters Follows Clarke Cowperthwaite Haddon-Cave Bremridge Jacobs Macleod D. Tsang Leung Tang J. Tsang Chan
* Includes previous Colonial Treasurers